The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-06-27
80 FIERCE ROUNDS.
4 suSpAY MORNING PRIZE FIGHT

AsUNDAY MORNING PRIZE FIGHT
Just Above This City on tho West Virginia
Shore, between Two Ohio Mon. Wit
messed by About a Hundred specta.
tors-An Even, Stubborn Contest.
Tho bloodieat and most desperate prize
fight ever witnessed in this part Of the
country waa fought at an early hour yea.
terdsy morning by the gray light Of a per.
ioct Sabbath morning within mile Of |
this city. aud was witnessed by about a |
hundred eagerly interested spectators,
who, like tho principals and seconds, were
NIL Ohio men. The contestants were
Thomas Johns, Of E!naville, and William
Evans, Of youngstown. Evans stripped
at 40 pounds and Johns at 10. Both
men have been In the ring before, and not
long ago fought to draw near the same
spot. s5ii,'
Yesterdays fight lasted two hours and
twenty.three minutes, and eighty rounds
were fought. Johns bigger frame was
almost matched by Evans' superior sci.
euce, though in the end the latter had
evidently the worst OF the fight, and last
night WAS reported In pretty serious way,
while aside from painful bruises and dis.
colored akin Johna was not much the
woYae for the bout. 't 55MgoT. +,
| THE rfdnr NJ HOUNDS. gf
Yesterday morning about 8 o'clock
nearly one hundred well known Ohio
sporting men crossed tho Ohio river from
Martins Ferry to q point opposite the
Benwood blast furnace, to witness prize
fight under London prizs ring rules, be-
tween Tom Johns, Of E.nsville, and Bill
Evans, OF Youngstown. The fight was
called at AGO, aud the puglists went TO
work with rush, with bare knuckles.
In the fret round Johns drew first blood
from Evans, by well directed right hand
lick, cutting his opponent on the right
cheek. Time was called sgain at the end
OF brief time when both men engaged
in wrestle, Johns putting Evans to the
ground. .in n;
After another minute time was called,
when Johns got in well directed blow
on Evans face, knocking him out for the
third time. NIL, '4 M
Another breathing space and time was
called, when Evans surprised the specta.
tors by sending Johns to the grass by q
right hand blow in the face. M
When the men again took their places,
after short wrestle, Johns downed Evans
by click trip OF the leg. Is,
Both men responded with olacrity to
the call for the sixth round, in which
Evans fell TO protect himself from right
hand slug from Johns.
In the seventh ronnd, Johns took tum.
BILE to escape hard thump from Evans
hand.
THOUGHT HIS NIECE BROKEN.
Another moment and time was called
for the eighth round, and the men quickly
responded. After few passes EvanB got
in heavy blow on Johns' neck, knocking
him out. Therefore, and spectators wore
anxioua faces for tew moments, 1t being
thought that Evans had broken Johns
neck. His hackers carried him to hio cor
ner, and asked him IL his neck WAS broken,
He responded, "No; I'm ready" q
Five minutes elapsed before time was
called for tho ninth round. Both men
were ready. They clinched, and after &c.
we're struggle both fell to the grasa. S5g!i
In the tenth round, after little spar
ring, Evans got in light lick on
Johns breast, staggering him little,
bat Johns rallied aud cent Evans to the
ground by u heavy right handler on the
left cheek, knocking him clear out OF the
ring.
s. HURT HIS LEG. *,
Evans was coon on his feet. The oppo.
nents clinched and after a short bout
Johns threw his adversary to the grass BY
a quick trip. Time WAS called for the
twelfth round. Evans succeeded after a
few passes ia getting In q good lick on
Johns face, knocking him out. It was
thought that Johns had broken his log in
his fall, as hs limped around in response
to the time call for the thirteenth round,
Examination showed that his leg was not
broken and the fight WAS continued. In
the thirteenth round Evans downed Johns
in wrestle. MI M 55.H5&
During the fourteenth round Evans got
in Blugser on Johns breaat, and the
men cliRched, whom Era1s downed Johns.
Here Johns claimed foul, saying that
EVans hit him when he Was down. / His
claim was not granted, and time was
called Tor the fifteenth round.
In this round Evans fell to tho grass to
protect himself from right handler from
Johns. One moment passed and the six-
teenth round was called, to which the
men quickly responded, and in which
Johns slugged Evans in the face, sending
him to the grass. ~
L The seventeenth round was called after
q very ehort rest. This opponents clinched
at once, both falling to the ground.
In the eighteenth round Evans knocked
Johns out by q we'll directed blow on the
cheek. 81 4
In the nineteenth, alter a little sparring
Johns got in heavy lick straight out
from the shoulder, landing on Eyans'
face, and sending him to grass. Eyans
was soon on his feet and responded with
johns TO the csll for the twentieth
round. Evans rallied himself and deliy.
cred q good lick on johns eye, colorinp
that member to jet black, it being the
first black eye received. The twenty-6rst
round was a slight wrestle. The twenty
second wsa Of similar kind, Evans going
to the grass.
SHOWING TIE ErYHcrs. fl
The twenty-third round waa called, and
both men we're BLOW to respond, and in the
ronnd showed signs OF weakness. Johns
got the best Of Evans by catching him on
the side OF tho head and sending him to
grass. The twenty.iourth round was very
short, Evans getting In good lick on
Johns breast, staggering him out OF the
ring. Time was called for the twenty
fifth, and the men came nlowly together,
each showing stili moro plainly signs Of
weakness. Johns this time sent Evans to